This Decoder episode is infuriating. I expected to hate-listen to it, and HOO BOY was I right.
As expected, Nilay asked about GM's intention to ditch CarPlay/Android Auto. The excuses and justifications that Sterling Anderson and Mary Barra are just heaps of shit. In particular, Sterling's assertion of “nobody uses iPhone mirroring" is both incorrect and built on a foundation of false equivalence.
God damnit this makes me so unnecessarily angry.
I guess #privacy is the 'elephant in the room'?
I don't see any mention of it in this thread, or in the podcast transcription.
Yikes!
After reading the article, my reaction isn't "Oh, no! They're taking away something I love."
(Disclosure: I don't pair my phone to my car for privacy reasons. I've never used Apple Car Play or Android Auto. But I completely get it--I've had digital "things" taken away that I love. It sucks.)
Instead, my reaction is "Oh, no! GM will be giving all the data they have on us to Google."
Casey Liss
Dave Mason